Emergency-brake.



M. A.- STEVENS. EMERGENCY BRAKE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. I918.

Patented Jan. 75191-9.

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To all whom it may concern."

Be it lrnown thut l1, Mnunnuc A. llrsvuns, u citizen oil the United Stet es, residin at ltutland, in the county oi ltutlend end otete oi Vermont, have invented certain HEW end ueel't'ul lm rovcmeuts in Emergency-Brakes; and l do ereby declere the following to be it full, cleer, sud erect description of the invention, such. as will enable others skilled in the art to which it upperteins to make and use the some.

' The present invention relates to improve ments in emergencybreltes for vehicles, and

has for its object to provide no improved emergency brake for use on uutoinoblles and like vehicles wherein a shoe isudupted to be projected beneath the rear Wheels of the vehicle so as to elevate the Wheels from the ground and cause the vehicle to slide along on the shoes, which WIll quickly and Misc- -lhe improved emergency brake in tended for use more particularly in hilly country Where the liability of the brake lin ing to burn out is very great, which is a source oi many accidents.v

It is a further object of the present invention to -provide an improved emergency brake of the above character in which simply operated parts are arranged to hold the brulre shoes in s retracted position during the normal running of the vehiclm and till . ings, l designates which parts are adapted to quickly release the shoes so that they may be projected beneath the rear vehicle Wheels.

In the accompanying drawings forming a and in which similar reference symbols indicate correspond inp; parts in the several views:

Figure l is uv side clevutional View of a vehicle with the improvedcmergency brake applied thereto and shown partly in sec tion,

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the brake shoessliownprojected in the operative position; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a detail.

Referring more particularly tothe drewthe ground line or reed vvey over which the vehicle 2 is traveling to the right llhe improved emergency broke shoes 3 are shown in the normal inoperative position in Fig. 1; While in t such shoes 3 appear beneath the reur Wheels t of the vehicle so as to lift such Wheels out of roll lug contect with the surtuce l. The vehicle is thereby compelled to slideslong on theehoes 3 the greet ilrictionsl contuct between seme'und the roudvtuy l onus-Ling the vehicle to be quickly brought to u stop,

'llhe shoes rnuy be mude cl only suitable, material, preferably sheet metal and Wildl Without side flanges, they bein cerriedon.

plunger rods 5 which pass slidai bly through nel beams 9 or other suitable parts of the.

vehicle; it being only necessary that the cusings 6 be'supported at e low elevation so that the plungcr rods 5 end shoes 3 may be projected. at e convenient angle beneath the rear Wheels 4.

Coil springs 10 ger rods 5 between the shoes 3 and the adjucent ends of the casings 6, and are use-- tlful in projecting; thoshocs 3 beneath the Wheels when the plunger rods ere released. Handles ll. are carried by the upper ends of the plunger rods 5 in order that such rods sitter ones being projected to the operative position may be utter-Word retracted to place the shoes 3 in the initial inoperative posilion. Eluch shoes are held in the initial inoperative position by means 0t latch pins loot'boerd or other suitable pert ot the vehicle in it convenient place to be readily opcruble by the vehicle driver. lln the instance shown the operating devices 21 are verticsll movable rods having by Whit: they may be drawn vertically up- Word to exert pulls on the cables 20, the movement of which is eased by passing over rollers Q3 near the operation; devices 21.

[liter being Withdrawn by means of the operutiilg devices 21 the latch pins 12 are returned to the initial latching position by the coil springs 1?, which ore pulled to u condition of tension by the retraction ol the latch pins. r

ln use the device is normally us shown in iilll handles 22,

Fig. 1, where the shoes 3 are held in an elevated position to the front of the rear wheels 4, the coil springs 10 are contracted to a potential condition and the latch pins 12 are projected through the slots 14, where they hold the plunger rods in the position shown.

Iiicase of emergency the vehicle driver may stop the vehicle by pulling upon the handles 22, which will vertically raise the operating devices 21 and pull upon the cables and the latch pins 12, causing the Withdrawal of the pins from the slotsl i, as shown in Fig. 2. The coil springs 10 are thereby released and operate to project the shoes 3 rearwardly and beneath the rear wheels 4, which will readily run up thereupon. The sliding of the vehicle on the shoes 3 will quickly bring the vehicle to a stop. After the service brake has been repaired the shoes 3 may be withdrawn from their position beneath the wheels 4, which will be aided by reversing the vehicle, and the plunger rods 5 may be pulled forwardly by the handles 11. As soon the slots 14 in the plunger rods 5 come opposite the latch pins 12 the tension springs 17 will project these pins through the slots 14 and to' the positions emergency brake therefor including a bracket secured to the vehicle framework, a

casing heldin said bracket, said casing having diagonally disposed intersecting openings therein, a plunger rod fitted to reciprocate through one ofthe openings in said -oasing, a brake shoe carried by the lower rear end of said plunger rod and adapted to be projected beneath the rear wheel of the vehicle, a coil spring wound about said plunger rod between said casing and shoe and adapted to be normally compressed whereby the same may project the shoe when released, a handle carried directly on the other end of said plunger rod for drawin the shoe to .the inoperative position, sai

plunger rod having a slot therein adapted to register with the other diagonal opening in said casing, a latch pin fitted in said other diagonal opening and adapted to pass through the slot in said plunger rod to hold the latter elevated, means whereby said latch may be withdrawn from said slot, and spring means for normally holding said latch in the slot, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a vehicle, a bracket supported by the chassis thereof forward of the rear wheels, a casing held in said bracket, said casing having diagonally disposed intersecting openings therein, a plunger rod fitted to reciprocate in one of the openings in said casing, said plunger rod having slot therein adapted to be brought into registry with the other diagonal opening, a latch pin fitted in the other diagonal opening and having a reciprocating movement therein, said latch pin adapted to pass through said slot whereby to hold the plunger rod elevated, a coil spring wound about the latch pin for causing the same to enter said slot and to yieldingly hold the pin therein, means operable from the drivers seat in the vehicle for withdrawing said pin from the slot in opposition to said coil spring, a handle on the upper forward end of the plunger rod, a brake ,shoe on the lower rear end of said plunger rod, and spring means arranged between the shoe and casing for projecting said shoe beneath the rear wheel when the latch pin is withdrawn, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

' MURRELL A. STEVENS. 

